User talk:Oluwa2Chainz

FOLU AGOI

Hello Oluwa2Chainz,

I will like to know the reason why you have flagged the new living biography: Folu Agoi I have created. Well, I think the problem with the page is that I have been editing regoriously since yesterday that it was created but with the 7days grace of a new published biography, I don't think you should flag it. I have now provided a least three references for the article.

I am willing to take correction if there is any at all but I find flagging frustrating as you know that gathering data on a living person is not an easy job with Wikipedia specifications.

Ayandaabeke (talk)

I have improved the article with new sources.

Please check and let me know what you think.

Aderemi Adegbite

Hello Oluwa2Chainz,

I will like to know the reason you are flagging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aderemi_Adegbite

It will be nice to hear your opinion about the article.

Thanks.

Ayandaabeke (talk)

Thejuker

>>>Thanks Man But I'd Love These Pages to be Published Dunno how you cn help, Im New Here Draft:Jukebox Music (Music Blog) and Draft:MP3NAIJA

Blessing Abeng

Hello Oluwa2Chainz, do help improve article. The subject is pretty popular in the entrepreneurship space in Nigeria and there are many inquiries and searches. Especially as she is the codirector of Startup Grind, the notable entrepreneurship community. Analyze critically and share tips to help improve the article.

Glenn Mena

I have gotten more prove to show he is notable musician in Nigeria — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajoke Nunu (talk • contribs) 17:55, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results

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Removal Of My Addition to Lagos under sleep section

Hi, Thanks for reaching out. I'm quite confused about why my link would be considered promotional being as there is a very similar link on that page. kindly provide a clearer definition of what is classified as promotional because after reading the guidelines it would seem the other links are also promotional and you have only removed mine due to some affiliations you have. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Osa1234 (talk • contribs) 17:01, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

November 2017

Wikipedia's technical logs indicate that this user account has been or may be used abusively. It has been blocked indefinitely from editing to prevent abuse.

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 — Berean Hunter (talk) 23:05, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Velella, your suspicion is false and I dare you to bring up convincing proofs to back up your suspicion about me being a sock. For the records I have been on this project for over 2 years and I know the consequences of creating sock accounts. The previous socks you pointed out were blocked by JamesBWatson following an SPI started by me.

if you believe you were blocked unjustly, why don't you appeal through the right channels? There might be a patrolling admin that will see things from your perspective. It was Checkuser that associated your ip address with that of those vandals/socks, it has nothing to do with Velella. Velella didn't present you as a sock in his initial submission. Putting blame on an innocent editor will complicate the case. I suspect you were using Globacom to access the internet. Darreg (talk) 20:47, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

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Hello Sir

I would like to state that the following School, Hill City University Benin, Should be on the list of universities in benin, i tried contributing to the list two years ago (december 15) but you took it down. I would love to know what it take to add the school stated above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobychampion (talk • contribs)

(talk page stalker)@Bobychampion: The school you want add doesn't have an article that's, it appears redlink. Consider writing the article by yourself or request it to be written by clicking here and filling the details. If you need more help ask me on my talkpage. –Ammarpad (talk) 12:29, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Request for unblock

This user is asking that his block be reviewed:

Oluwa2Chainz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I am making this appeal due to my passion for this project and the pressure to prove my innocence. An editor with over 500 created articles should know that sock puppetry is what the community frowns at. No? I edit from Nigeria and the IP service provided by my ISP shows "Suspected Network Sharing Device" i.e a public IP address of a router with more than one device behind it. After this observation, it dawned on me that I surely must have been sharing the same IP with several accounts on here. I must admit that I began to fear for a situation like this ever since my IP got affected following the block on Wikicology before I was given the IP-exempt user right after an appeal. I have seen some usernames popping up and I am being accused to be the owner of those accounts which is, to me, quite laughable; but I won't blame the CUs anyway.

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—Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 18:31, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

This is a CU-block. Pinging Berean Hunter as the blocking admin. GAB^gab 19:28, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

• For what it's worth- and bearing in mind I don't think we ever directly interacted- I'd just like to put it on the record that, patrolling the various "List of-" pages regarding Nigerians as I do (I think they're all watchlisted), I was never more pleased to see the many occasions where my rv. "reverted to last version" by them, or I saw them "rv to last version" by me. And those pages can be truely spambanks for non-notable DJs, holy men, poets, singers, and, of course, "businessmen." Etc; few of whom- unlike O2C- have the faintest regard for WP:LISTN but plenty for self-aggrandisment. I hope this can be resolved to the benefit- not of individuals- but the encyclopaedia. Cheers, SerialNumber54129 20:01, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

• Kaizenify admitted that Imagekraft was his in this thread and there is more evidence laid out there. Additionally there is more evidence here. WP:MEAT means that multiple editors work together illegitimately..and some of those appear to sock. Kaizenify still denies wrongdoing despite clear socking. Oluwa2Chainz, please read those threads and then explain.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 20:18, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

It is true that I used to manage the social media accounts of Wikimedia Nigeria UserGroup but I have never attended any WNUG function and know nothing about "modem sharing". I am not doubting the CU evidence but I feel justified since Darreg also pointed out that Nigerian ISPs usually assign one IP address to multiple internet users. —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 20:35, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

@Berean Hunter: It's over 24hrs and I'm yet to get a response from you :| —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 19:42, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

I gave evidence in links above but you have only offered what I have heard before. "Nigerian ISPs usually assign one IP address to multiple internet users." I have seen in your ranges and other ranges and that isn't whats going on here. I haven't seen a response from you or the others about Kaizenify socking? I would have expected some response. That is a pretty short time evaluating evidence from my post to yours. Seventeen minutes before you responded but didn't explain any days where you and Kaizenify were together or other explanation for the many things that I laid out before.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 22:49, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

@Berean Hunter: I have answered your questions to the many thing you laid down by telling you about the IP address issues we have in the country. Reality check, can you say I am the same person as the other usernames popping out, because to me, it is unreasonable for an established user to have over 7 accounts. I have never seen nor been with Kaizenify and I only know him to be a photographer as his userpage states. It is about time you stop counter-attacking my view on this issue and then begin to think about what an established editor can add to the encyclopedia and not about a mix-up caused by an ISP. —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 07:58, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

On Nov. 15, you pinged me but then reverted a minute later. You did not file an unblock request until Dec. 3. Why did you wait so long after knowing that you were blocked? Did you begin to confer with someone else over your block?
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 23:39, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

No, not at all. As an experienced editor, I decided to stay calm, follow the case then request for an unblock at the right time. I believe this is the right time to tender my request after the heat must have died down. —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 00:11, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

• So I was considering the best and worse case implications that could arise from unblocking Oluwa2Chainz.

Worst case: Oluwa2Chainz is actually CPN, but he has realized his mistakes even though he isn't modest enough to state it. He would stop socking since he now knows all eyes are on him. FWIW, CPN wasn't so bad, for me to appeal that he request to get unblocked tells you that I have a level of confidence that he was here to build an encyclopedia, just didn't understand some core things properly during his early days. Probably too excited on the prospect of being a WP editor, and used wrong approach, continuous socking in attempting to correct his mistake. To cut the long story short, Wikipedia wins, and a prolific editor is retained.

Best case: Oluwa2Chainz is innocent of everything and didn't deserve to get blocked in the first place. This was as a result of similar ip allocation in Nigerian cyberspace. Wikipedia retains a major content creator and level-headed editor. In both cases, Wikipedia wins. What could possibly go wrong from unblocking him?

In both scenerios highlighted above, I do not see how unblocking could have an adverse effect on Wikipedia. WP wins both ways. But then again, I ask myself, is there compelling evidence to make Oluwa2Chainz blocked indefinitely? I don't have Checkuser rights, but based on the behavioral evidence, I say "no". There is enough evidence that show that it may be logical but to indef an experienced editor forever, I don't think so. But then again, what do I know...I can't see the ip evidence. Please revert if my unbiased opinion is not helping this case. Darreg (talk) 10:13, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

I think that's a fair assessment, Darreg, pointing out that either way, WP wins; and, ultimately WP "winning" is what it's all about, Alfie. ----->SerialNumber54129^{...speculates} 10:23, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

• Full disclosure: I have no understanding of CU work. But I will say I was shocked to see Oluwa2Chainz blocked. I wasn't aware of their article creations, which is a little embarrassing, but I often encounter them doing sterling work in the unfortunately growing field of self-aggrandisement by Nigerian "non-notable DJs, holy men, poets, singers, and, 'businessmen'", as Serial Number 54129 puts it. Not just reverting them, but talking to them, explaining how Wikipedia works, etc. And O2C is someone ignorant people like me can consult about Nigerian sources, compare [1]. I wish we had many more editors with the background, competence, and enthusiasm to do the work Oluwa2Chainz has been doing. If there's any chance you're wrong, Berean Hunter, I hope you'll unblock. And if there isn't, I would still hope for a time-limited block. Time served is already three weeks, hint, hint. Bishonen | talk 11:44, 9 December 2017 (UTC).

@Berean Hunter: why is this case stalling tho'? —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 21:06, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

• I am endorsing Darreg and Bishonen's thoughts above. Mistakes may have been made, technical limitation may have blurred something. But overall, the chief purpose of block on Wikipedia is plain clear: to prevent disruption or harm to the project. Once the fear of such disruption no longer exist there is no reason for continual block as it changed from prevention of project to punishing a user. –Ammarpad (talk) 21:43, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

I'm not believing the response from Oluwa2Chainz. On Nov. 15, he pinged me from this talk page but then reverted himself a minute later. A few hours later, I received an email which was carbon-copied to the functionaries mailing list from another admin asking for a second checkuser opinion. The admin said that he was doing this for a friend from WUGN. The two accounts defended together were Oluwa2Chainz and Kaizenify. They were discussed as individuals that the "friend" had worked with and had spoken to both "a few days ago". The admin explained "...and they say that in the past they had been passing around an Internet modem between them and both Kaizenify and Oluwa2Chainz had been affected by another user's autoblock and they ended up being unblocked afterwards...".

I don't believe that Oluwa2Chainz has not discussed this with anyone at all as he implies above and I don't think that is plausible. With that admin and friend proxying Oluwa2Chainz's defense, he was silent. Above, he said that he has followed this case but did not contradict what I said on Nov. 28, "Oluwa2Chainz originally pinged me to his talk page but then reverted and sent an email to another admin. That admin sent an email and I replied." I also noted in that same diff that I said "This will help to have the blocked editors answering questions. You cannot necessarily answer for them." That was 14 days after I blocked and the third editor counting the admin to answer for Oluwa2Chainz. If I don't have a fire under me to get to this request, I'll note that Oluwa2Chainz set that pace. Discovering that I had power again this morning after our winterstorm, I have more pressing issues than suddenly seeing this as urgent.

I'm inclined to think that Oluwa2Chainz filed this unblock request after those proxied attempts didn't work and Kaizenify's attempts failed based on the timeline. Oluwa2Chainz says that he doesn't know him and doesn't know about modem sharing. Kaizenify had acknowledged sharing a modem with others as the friend had said. That at least was plausible why these certain editors are popping up together.

The ones appearing all around Oluwa2Chainz are the guilty looking ones. Other members of WUGN mentioned on this page do not appear to have these odd coincidences surrounding them.

Oluwa2Chainz, on the day that Kaizenify did the Imagekraft unblock request (socking), you shared his IP. On another day, I find you on the same IP as the two socks you suggested. Where are all of these other Nigerian editors and why aren't they being mixed in here? I see you and the socks on the same IP with the same operating system version on the same day. If so many Nigerian editors are being mixed in together as implied, I'd like to see it. I get the impression that excuses have been provided.

Oluwa2Chainz, who do you think that the friend that sent the email to the admin on your behalf was? Do you know who that admin was?

Also, would you care to explain about this AfD? To me, it looks like you offered a ridiculous delete rationale. You got your support from undisclosed paid editors. It took regulars to make the sound arguments. That suspicious behavior makes an impression.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 00:14, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

I would like to know how pinging you has an effect on this matter. I have no idea on whatever email you received and I was never behind it if you indeed received an email. I have never attended a WUGN function so I think the thought of modem sharing between myself and someone else should be waived. As I previously said, I had to stay calm and follow the case before I would make an unblock request. You said I offered a ridiculous delete rationale on an AfD which I detailed my reasons for it's nomination and you further went on to accuse me of getting support from paid-editors I have never crossed path with on this project. —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 08:09, 11 December 2017 (UTC)